base coat makeup

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for base coat makeup.

A base primer is a must-have for any makeup artist. It helps to keep your makeup from creasing, fading, and oxidizing, and it provides a smooth surface for your foundation or powder to glide on top of.

ValentinoV-Lighter Illuminating Face Primer and Highlighter with Hyaluronic Acid

Size: 25 mL·ITEM: 2542843

Color: Rosa - ideal for fair-to-light complexions with cool undertones

269 Reviews

$58.00

I loved the smell of the base coat, it smelled floraly. It blended well in with my regular moisturizer and I would even consider using the base coat without fountain because it gave a my natural skin a glowy and dewy look. ...It’s a good base. If you haven’t gotten 10 more of these highlighting bases around go for it. ...another dewy base

What it is: A multitasking lightweight makeup primer formulated with skincare ingredients to provide up to 24 hours of hydration and a rapidly visible glow.


Highlighted Ingredients:

- Roma-Light Complex™: Light-reflecting, color-boosting pearls to enhance skin’s natural luminosity.

- Hyaluronic Acid: Visibly plumps skin.


What Else You Need to Know: Formulated with hyaluronic acid for up to 24 hours of hydration and ultra-fine light-reflecting pearls for a luminous look, this multitasking primer and highlighter can be worn alone, under or on top of your foundation. It is available in two shades: Rosa, ideal for fair-to-light complexions with cool undertones

Urban DecaySubversion Lash Primer

ITEM: 1635788

Size: 0.28 oz/ 8.5 mL

417 Reviews

$26.00

I've tried many but the recurring problem with most is having them clump my lashes together into spider legs. This one coats each lash separately with a nicely opaque base that colored mascara can go over and really stand out....Gives great base to mascara. No more multiple coats of mascara.

What it is:
A whipped, creamy lash primer that conditions and preps for the perfect mascara application.

What it does:
Prep eyelashes for the perfect mascara application with Subversion Lash Primer. The brush coats each lash from root to tip, making them thicker and longer—letting you build dramatically better-looking lashes that look like false lashes. Formulated with protective panthenol and conditioning vitamin E, this primer strengthens lashes for high-volume application.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens

What else you need to know:
This product is fragrance-free.

tarteOpening Act™ Lash Primer

ITEM: 1707835

Size: 0.24 oz/ 7.1 mL

403 Reviews

$27.00

My routine- Curl bare lashes One coat of primer let dry Curl lashes Two coats of mascara Once it's completely dry the light curl again ... ...I always use a primer under my mascara, so that I don't end up having to use too many coats of mascara itself. This allows me to use just one coat of mascara and is great!

What it is: An ultra-conditioning lash treatment primer that delivers volume to your lashes before you even apply mascara.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Cellulose: Plant-derived thickening agent.
- Caranuba Wax: Emollient from the leaves of the carnauba palm to ensure a smooth application.
- Olive Esters: Help condition and protect lashes.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, and triclosan. This product is also cruelty-free and gluten-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This lash primer lengthens and strengthens with nurturing, plant-based conditioners to fend off flaking and fall-out.

$34.00

I use this as the first step, a base coat if you will, for my hair. Instantly when I spray it on, my hair feels silky smooth and moisturised.

What it is: Multitasking leave-in conditioner spray delivers 86% more hydration + instantly cuts frizz by 50% vs. untreated hair.


Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick


Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, and Curly


Hair Concerns:

- Frizz

- Dryness

- Heat Protection

$34.00

Excellent base...Makes my makeup last all day and leaves a really nice, smooth base ready for foundation! ...The primer works perfectly diminishing the appearance of pores instantly and with that soft feeling on the skin, it also works with other bases without sweeping! I loved.

What it is: A vegan primer that maximizes makeup wear and minimizes the look of pores immediately and over time.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Green Lentil Extract: Visibly minimizes pores.
- Rice Water: Soothes skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Create a smooth base for your makeup artistry with this vegan primer. In a clinical test, it continued to reduce the look of pores after two weeks of regular use. Non-comedogenic an

$69.00

I typically do not use makeup bases but I saw this one and decided to try it! ...This has been my favorite base for under foundation! I have extremely dry skin and with this base you would never notice.

What it is: A bestselling hydrating primer and moisturizer that nourishes, plumps, and preps skin to improve the look of foundation.


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Vitamins B, C, and E: Help replenish and condition skin with essential nourishment.
- Hyaluronic Acid, Squalane, and Shea Butter: Help quickly hydrate, visibly plump, and prep skin for a fresh, healthy-looking glow.
- Grapefruit and Geranium: Leave a light, uplifting scent on skin.


What Else You Need to Know: This hydrating formula blends the performance of a makeup primer with the cushion of a moisturizer. 

$20.00

I love how hydrating this primer is. Perfect base for my makeup....For me though I’m not sure I’m in love with it as a base coat for my foundation.

What it is: A replenishing face primer that hydrates, smooths, and brightens for a dewy, healthy-looking complexion.

Skin Type:
Normal, Dry, Combination

Concerns: Dryness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Coconut Water: Hydrates skin.
- Probiotics: Boosts skin’s visible radiance and elasticity.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

$36.00

It’s the best base ☝️😌...I really love this as a base for my makeup routine. I’m a total newbie to the makeup world, but the softness of this product is amazing!!!...Provides just enough tack to provide a beautiful base for makeup. I can’t decide between this and the Milk-Hydro Grip.

What it is: A clean, pore-minimizing and blurring primer that hydrates with niacinamide and plumps & firms with collagen peptides for a silky feel + a matte finish. 


Coverage: Light


Finish: Matte


Formulation: Cream


Highlighted Ingredients: 

- Niacinamide: Hydrates and helps to reduce redness, pores and hyperpigmentation

- Collagen Peptide: Plumps and firms skin to reduce signs of fine lines & wrinkles

- Poreaway Complex (Pistacia Lentiscus Mastic Gum): Visibly tightens pores, reduces imperfections and controls oil

$42.00

This primer provides the most flawless base for me to apply on my makeup. It tightens, blurs all the pores and lines on my face giving me such a natural looking base. ...Flawless base...My biggest skin concerns are texture, fine lines, and pores - especially when accentuated by makeup. This primer does a beautiful job blurring the skin giving you a flawless base for your makeup!

What it is: A no-filter primer that visibly tightens, firms, and blurs the look of fine lines and pores for a temporary effect and flawless makeup application.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Pores, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Firm-A-Tite™: A blend of silicates and seaweed extract.
- 3% BarPull: Hydrates and provides long-term benefits.
- Elastiflex IQ™: Helps improve the look of smoothness and elasticity over time.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, h

$36.00

I use it for everyday makeup as a base....A solid makeup base...This smells nice and it does provide a nice base for makeup application--neither greasy or drying, and a little goes a long way.

Skin type:
✔ Normal
✔ Dry
✔ Combination
✔ Oily

What it is:
A shine-stopping, pore-diffusing primer that smooths the way for better foundation application and longer wear with an instant retouch effect.

What it does:
Nothing is sexier than touch-worthy skin. Pro Filt’r Instant Retouch Primer is the first step to getting there. Paired with Pro Filt'r Foundation, this oil-free primer smooths away the look of pores, visibly evens skin tone and texture, and instantly absorbs shine without feeling dry or chalky. That means smoother foundation application and longer makeup wear.

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